Reflections

"I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.
What ever you see I swallow immediately
Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike.
I am not cruel, only truthful--
The eye of a little god, four-cornered.
Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall.
It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long
I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers.
Faces and darkness separate us over and over.
Now I am lake. A woman bends over me,
Searching my reaches for what she really is.
Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon.
I see her back, and reflect it faithfully.
She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands.
I am important to her. She comes and goes.
Each morning it is her face that replaces the darkness.
In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman
Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish."

Mirror

by Sylvia Plath

1961

"Her conviction that love did not find its expression in a letter was not perfect."-Ian McEwan

Happy Valentine's Day to you all!

Valentine's Day posts have always been a bit varied here at Think Classic, so it is no surprise that we are doing something different yet again this year.

Have you ever written or received a love letter? It is a notion that has always been romantic, especially in our world of technology today. Many people seldom take the time to sit down and write out their thoughts and feelings for someone the old fashioned way. Somehow that makes it even more special and poignant when we do.

Writing a letter is often regarded as a lost art, making letters like the ones we have to share with you today all the more valuable. It is amazing to think that while some of these people may be gone, their words--so full of meaning, emotion, life, and intention--remain.

We are excited to share a few genuine love letters with you for Valentine's Day, including a letter written by Hollywood's own Elizabeth Taylor (#3) to her husband, actor Richard Burton.

                                           "Dear Annie,

Today being Memorial Day and not having to work but half

a day, I decided to stay at home. I had just finished eating

breakfast and was sitting thinking about you and wondering

whether you had forgotten I was living or not.

As I had not heard from you since Sunday when the mail

carrier brought your letter and you can't imagine how

glad I was to hear from you. I wish you could be over here

with me today as you know we all are delighted to have you

come at any time, especially myself."

                                          "Vaun Darling,

I love you! Your letter of sweet endearment arrived yesterday

afternoon. Very timely too. Jerry had received a letter from his

girl in Wash. professing great love, etc. He let me read it and bet

that yours could be no better. So I had to let them read yours.

We all got a big charge from it. I assumed that you weren't serious.

Cause actually I'm such a swell fella I can hardly stand myself. So

you just couldn't really believe that I'm conceited.

I was so glad to hear that you got your reservations. Now if you'll

let me know when your train arrives, I'll meet you and hug and kiss

you so hard you'll wish you hadn't been so mean. (I cried myself

to sleep last night!)

Freshman stunt night was last night. All your friends wish you

were here but your man misses you 60,000,000 times as much.

All my love always,

Max

(over)

P.S.- I love you! I love you! I love you!"

                                      "My Darling (my still) My husband,

I wish I could tell of my love for you, of my fear,my delight,

my part animal pleasure of you- (with you)- my jealousy,

my pride, my anger at you , at times.

Most of all my love for you, and whatever love you can

dole out to me- I wish I could write about it but I can't.

I can only 'boil and bubble' inside and hope you understand

how I really feel.

Anyway, I lust thee,

Your (still) Wife

P.S.- O' Love, let us never take each other for granted again!

P.P.S.- How about that- 10 years!!"

"Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind.

And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind."

William Shakespeare

"And yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays."

William Shakespeare

Presenting the Beautiful Bebe Daniels..

Welcome to the first segment of Silent Saturdays in 2014. It has been a while since we did a Silent Saturdays post, our last one being done on the Master of the Monster, Boris Karloff. We are ready to kick off the new year with a beautiful star of the silent era whose career began over one hundred years ago...

Bebe Daniels

Born January 14, 1901

Died March 16, 1971

Hollywood knew her as Bebe Daniels, but she was born in Dallas, Texas in 1901, and the people there knew her as Phyllis Virginia Daniels. Daniels was born into the theater, some might even say born to be a star. Her father managed his own theater in Dallas, and her mother was an actress. Her parents made the decision to relocate to California for film opportunities when she was still very young. It was in Los Angeles that Daniels first began her career as a child actor. She was only 4 years old when she appeared in the first film production of The Squaw Man (1906), which was based on a play of the same name that had been written the previous year. That particular film would gain more interest through a remake later on in 1914. Later in 1906, her mother accompanied her on a theatrical tour of Richard III, a famous play by William Shakespeare. Though still quite small, Daniels acted in more Shakespearean plays in the following years. Gradually she began to take on small parts in various films, until she was cast in her first lead role at the age of 7 in the motion picture A Common Enemy (1908). She then acquired another lead part, this time in a short picture, as Dorothy Gale in the first motion picture release of The Wizard of Oz (1910), at the tender age of 9. Although those notable roles were important to building her career, nothing was so important as the recurring role that would really put her in the spotlight.

In 1913, one of the most rapidly rising stars of the silent era, Harold Lloyd, began the search for a female costar. He knew he had to find the perfect actress, and he knew that Daniels was exactly what he was looking for. She began working with Lloyd at the age of 14, the two first appearing together in a two-reel film called Giving Them Fits (1915). The two went on to make many more two-reel comedies together. They were not only a good team professionally, but the two also began a romantic relationship, which was highly publicized for that time period. The public affectionately referred to them as "The Boy" and "The Girl." Daniels always recalled her days working with Lloyd with great fondness, but she knew even in the very beginning that she could not stay with him forever. Lloyd was the king of comedy. He had found his niche in Hollywood, and due to his immense success in that genre, he had no intention of moving on to anything else. Daniels, on the other hand, still wished to be working on bigger budget motion pictures. She wanted to break into the darker world of drama, with genuinely emotional parts, and more dynamic characters.

So, in 1919, with a heavy heart but also high hopes, Daniels finished her contract with Lloyd and said goodbye to sign a contract with Cecil B. DeMille. She had smaller parts with him in the films Male and Female (1919), Why Change Your Wife? (1920), and The Affairs of Anatol (1921). A short time later she was offered a contract with Paramount Pictures, which she wisely accepted. It was with that studio that she was finally given the roles she was longing for, and finally broke free from her childhood star status with more adult and complex roles. She played

parts in films such as You Can Never Tell (1920), Ducks and Drakes (1921), and Nice People (1922). Her momentum was gaining with each new picture she released. In 1924 she was cast alongside legendary silent film actor Rudolph Valentino in the motion picture Monsieur Beaucaire (1924). This was exactly the kind of opportunity that she had been looking for, and which she undoubtedly would never have had if she had not made the decision to leave Lloyd and his studio.

Daniels remained with Paramount for the majority of the 1920s. In 1929, the studio decided to try going in a different direction with the development of sound equipment, so they terminated her contract. She was quickly picked up by Radio (RKO) Pictures. Not only that, but they immediately cast her in one of their biggest blockbuster pictures of the year. She survived the transition into talkies, and did so well that RKO even cast her in musicals such as Dixiana (1930). Musicals understandably had booming success rates when talkies first hit the scene, but that did not last terribly long. Unfortunately, Daniels had excelled in musicals at RKO so that when they decided to stop making them, they also couldn't decide what to do with her, so they released her. Warner Brothers was already waiting to offer her a contract. With them she starred in such films as Honor the Family (1931), and the first film production of The Maltese Falcon (1931), which was produced and released before the Motion Picture Production Code came into effect. She stayed with Warner Brothers for several years, her last picture with them being Registered Nurse (1934). The following year she officially retired from the film industry.

Daniels had met fellow actor Ben Lyon several years previously, and the two of them married in 1930. They both made the decision to go into retirement together. Following this decision, the two of them moved to London, England. While living in Europe, the couple worked together for BBC Radio. Their most successful venture with BBC was the series Hi Gang!, which Daniels wrote herself. When WWII hit Europe, especially England, Daniels and her husband devoted their time and work to war efforts aiding the allies. Not everything she did for them is known, although it has been historically noted that she was the first woman to set foot on the shore of Normandy after the invasion. Whatever work she did, it culminated in the honor of receiving the Medal of Freedom from Harry S. Truman for her services. Daniels remained in Europe until the war ended in 1945, and then she and her husband and 2 children returned to the United States. She found herself in Hollywood once again, working as a producer for Hal Roach and Eagle-Lion Films. She was quickly reminded of why she had decided to go into retirement in the first place, and returned to England 3 years later. Once reestablished in the UK, she and her family had moderate success with a sitcom called Life With The Lyons, which lasted for 10 years. She lived out the rest of her days in London with her family. On March 16, 1971, Bebe Daniels passed away due to a cerebral hemorrhage. She was 70 years old.

After her passing she was cremated and her ashes were transported back to the United States, to be interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in honor of her achievements in the film industry--a total of 78 major motion pictures, 1 produced motion picture, and decades of successful radio programming.

Over 60 of her films were silent.

"...Someday I want to do really big things."

-Bebe Daniels

"When I was a little girl, I played in a great many Shakespearean plays, and when I saw 'Viola,' and 'Portia' and 'Juliet' presented in such a beautiful manner, I hoped with all my might that when I grew up, I too might play such parts."

-Bebe Daniels

"Now go out there and be so swell that you'll make me hate you."

-Bebe Daniels

New year, new look...

Hello everyone!

Happy 2014!

We are excited to post this first entry of the new year, even if it is fairly small and seemingly insignificant.

Thank you once again for participating in another immensely successful year of A Very Vintage Christmas throughout the month of December.

Have you noticed the new look here on the site? This will be our design for 2014, and we are excited that you finally get to see.

Things will run according to a regular schedule beginning in February, with regular Star of the Month and Movie of the Month posts. We would also like to begin Silent Saturday segments again, which would be once a month. You can also be looking forward to a classically sweet post in honor of Valentine's Day within the next couple weeks.

We are ready to take part in all kinds of classic adventures with you in 2014!

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Ghosts of Christmas Past

Merry Christmas, everyone!

We trust you are enjoying this special day and everything it has to offer.

For those few of us who think to join us, we just have a special collection of old photographs we have found and saved from Christmases past.

Enjoy

Merry Christmas

Christmas Eve

A Very Vintage Christmas post #10

1 day until Christmas

Welcome to the last real post for Think Classic's 3rd annual A Very Vintage Christmas.

We sincerely hope that you have had a truly blessed and joyous holiday season.

Thank you for sharing it with us.

"Christmas hath a darkness

Brighter than the blazing noon,

Christmas hath a chillness

Warmer than the heat of June,

Christmas hath a beauty

Lovelier than the world can show:
For Christmas bringeth Jesus,

Brought for us so low.

Earth, strike up your music,

Birds that sing and bells that ring;

Heaven hath answering music

For all angels soon to sing:

Earth, put on your whitest

Bridal robe of spotless snow:

For Christmas bringeth Jesus,

Brought for us so low."

-Christina Georgina Rossetti

Have a wonderful Christmas Eve, whether you watch a Christmas movie, go to midnight mass, bake cookies, or go to bed early.

I'll be heading to a candlelight Christmas Eve service later this evening, and then it's home to a cup of homemade eggnog while I read A Christmas Carol out loud in front of the tree with family.

If you have the time or the interest, check back tomorrow afternoon for a special collection of Christmas memories past.

May God bless each and every one of you, and grant you a truly merry Christmas.

Peace on earth, good will to all men.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

AS

"I got it for Christmas!"

A Very Vintage Christmas post #9

3 days until Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas! With only a few days left until Christmas, it is time for our last classic Christmas movie post for this season.

Bachelor Mother

1939 film

Starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Charles Coburn

A single woman by the name of Polly Parrish (Rogers) is living in New York City and working for a large department store. She was only hired to help out during the pre-season Christmas rush, and as the holidays approach, she is informed that they will be letting her go after the beginning of the New Year.

Polly is outside the store on a break when she sees a woman leaving her baby on the top step of an orphanage across the way. Polly knows that this affair is none of her business, and does not want to interfere, but just after the mother leaves, she notices that the bundled baby is about to roll off the steps and out into the street. No matter how dispirited she is feeling towards her fellow men, Polly can't let the baby

come to any harm, so she runs and picks it up. Just as she does so, the orphanage door is opened and the woman who runs it assumes that Polly is the baby's mother. Polly tries to assure her that she is just an innocent bystander and that she is not the boy's mother, but the woman does not believe her. As she is standing there and arguing with the woman from the orphanage, the wealthy, playboy son of the department store's owner, David Merlin (Niven), is passing by. He notices that there seems to be some trouble and tries to help. Polly insists to both of them that she could not keep this baby even if she was it's mother because she is soon to be out of work and would not be able to support it.

David sincerely feels for the supposedly delusional single mother. After learning that Polly works for his father's store, he goes directly to his father, J.B. Merlin (Coburn), and convinces him to let the young lady keep her job. Before Polly even knows what is happening, she is told that she may keep her job, is given a pay raise, and is sent home with her son. Her landlady is also sympathetic and agrees to provide childcare for the baby while Polly goes to work each day. Nobody will believe her when she says that she is not the biological mother of the child, so she finally gives in and decides to take care of him, knowing that he would be stuck in the orphanage without her.

David checks in regularly to make sure that Polly and the baby are getting along alright, and to make sure that they have everything they could possibly need. The two become friends quickly, but after a while, David begins to develop feelings for Polly and her infant son. Feeling that his father would be furious about the match, however, he tries to keep their blossoming relationship a secret.

On New Year's Eve, David finds himself without a date for a grand party that he is expected to attend, so he asks Polly to go with him, dressing her up in the finest clothes that money can buy and pretending to the other guests that she is from a foreign country.

They are later spotted in public together with the baby, and the news instantly travels to his father, who automatically assumes that David is the child's real father, and refuses to hear anything to the contrary. What comes as quite a shock to everyone is that old Mr. Merlin is not angry at all, but rather delighted that his son has finally chosen a beautiful girl, is going to settle down, and has given him a grandson.

Finding himself in an ironically similar situation as Polly was earlier on, David realizes that there is no reasoning with his father. He already loves both Polly and the child, so he goes along with it, saying that he is the father. David and Polly get married and raise the baby, who they name John, together.

Bachelor Mother is a delightful holiday romantic comedy, that is appropriate for both Christmas and New Year's.

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Thank you for joining us this holiday season. It means so much to us!

There are 2 posts left, and they are very special, so please come back Tuesday, December 24th, for a Christmas Eve post, and then Wednesday, December 25th, for a special photo montage of Christmases past.

Until then, we hope that you have a very merry, and A Very Vintage Christmas!

"Oh, ho, the mistletoe is hung where you can see..."

A Very Vintage Christmas post #8

5 days until Christmas

Hello everyone! As you can tell from our Christmas countdown, we are in the final stretch. Only 5 days until Christmas! We are so glad that you have come back again to join us as we talk about a very special Christmas tradition today.

Viscum album, or what we more commonly know as mistletoe, is an evergreen plant that is related to sandalwood.

The most general and basic explanation of how it has come to be known as "the kissing plant" is because it is a parasite. It is a plant that has no roots of its own, but latches onto the branches of other trees and becomes a growth. It can be very difficult to find a real growth of mistletoe, especially in abundance. It can also be difficult to recognize in its natural habitat because it can take several years to "flower," and develop its characteristic white berries.

Mistletoe has been around for centuries. It goes back to the druids who would collect it and hang it up on door posts, believing that it gave good luck. They also associated it with fertility blessings.

In years past, as the tradition of hanging up mistletoe during the holidays developed, parties would go out into wooded areas to try and collect enough of it to form a ball or bush. Traditionally, it is gathered together and tied with a ribbon before it is hung above open spaces like doorways or windows.

During the height of the Victorian era, it was deliberately hung by young gentlemen in places where unsuspecting young ladies might stand. Tradition dictated that once a young woman found herself underneath a ball of mistletoe, she was compelled to remain there until she was kissed. After the kiss was exchanged, the young man would pluck a single berry from the bush. When the last berry was plucked, the kissing bough would have to be taken down, because that would signify that there were no more kisses left to be had.

It may have a simple history behind it, but mistletoe is certainly an interesting tradition. You can buy fake mistletoe and create your own kissing bough for your holiday party this year to have a little fun.

We hope you enjoyed today's post on this lovable Christmas tradition.

Join us this Sunday, December 22nd, for the last classic Christmas movie post for the season.

Until then, we hope that you have a very merry, and A Very Vintage Christmas!

"...somebody waits for you. Kiss him once for me."

"In Bethlehem upon that morn, there was a blessed Messiah born.."

A Very Vintage Christmas post #7

6 days until Christmas

We hope you are all having a truly joyous holiday season. This time of year can get so busy, with all of the shopping and decorating, and traveling and wrapping, etc. And those things are fun, to be sure, but do you ever stop and find that you are forgetting what the true spirit of Christmas is all about? Maybe you feel like you are just out of touch with the true meaning of Christmas.

Hopefully today's post will help with that.

"Good people all, this Christmas time,

Consider well, and bear in mind,

What our good God for us has done

In sending His beloved son.

With Mary holy we should pray

To God with love this Christmas Day.

In Bethlehem upon that morn,

There was a blessed Messiah born.

The night before that happy tide

The noble Virgin and her guide

Were long time seeking, up and down,

To find a lodging in the town.

But mark right well what came to pass:

From every day repelled, alas

As was foretold, their refuge all

Was but a humble ox's stall.

Near Bethlehem did shepherd's keep

Their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep,

To whom God's angels did appear,

Which put the shepherds in great fear.

'Arise and go,' the angel said,

'To Bethlehem, be not afraid.

For there you'll find this happy morn

A princely babe, sweet Jesus born.'

With thankful heart and joyful mind,

The shepherds went the babe to find.

And as God's angels had foretold,

They did our Savior Christ behold.

Within a manger He was laid,

And by His side, a Virgin maid

Attending on the Lord of life,

Who came on earth to end all strife.

There were three wise men from afar

Directed by a glorious star,

And on they wandered night and day,

Until they came where Jesus lay.

And when they came unto that place

Where our beloved Messiah lay,

They humbly cast them at His feet

With gifts of gold and incense sweet."

This song, which is known as the Wexford Carol, is a very old hymn. It originated from the county of Wexford in Ireland, after which it was named. It is believed to date back as far as the 12th century. The lyrics pertain to the original and traditional Christmas story, which centers on the birth of Christ, which is the background to the traditional nativity scene.

The Wexford Carol is one of the oldest dated traditional Christmas carols from Europe. For centuries it was considered a sacred song and it was only permissible for men to sing it. It is only very recently over the last two centuries that this has changed, and it is now often sung by both men and women. In fact, there are many well known female recording artists who have sung this song in more recent years.

The version we are posting today is the first recorded version of the song by a female, which was released by Julie Andrews in 1966.

If you enjoyed the version of the Wexford Carol which we have posted, and you would like to hear or purchase more from Julie Andrews' Christmas collection, we would recommend you click on the following link:

Amazon: Julie Andrews Christmas

We sincerely hope you enjoyed this classic Christmas music post, as it is the last for this year's A Very Vintage Christmas.

Please come back tomorrow, which is Friday, December 20th, as we share a very lovable Christmas tradition with you.

Until then, we hope you have a very merry, and A Very Vintage Christmas!

"You sound sweet but you don't make sense.."

A Very Vintage Christmas post #6

10 days until Christmas

Happy holidays to all of you!

Our Christmas countdown is getting smaller with every post. But there is still over a week left, and therefore still classic Christmas posts to share. Today is a Sunday, so we hope you are ready for a new post on a classic holiday movie.

Holiday Inn

1942 film

Starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, and Virginia Dale

Musical trio Jim Hardy (Crosby), Ted Hanover (Astaire), and Lila Dixon (Dale) are successful performers in New York City. Jim and Lila had fallen in love and been making plans to retire from show business and commit to a quiet life in the country. With all of their affairs set in order, they go to perform their last show as a trio in a Christmas Eve special. Lila breaks his heart, telling him that she is really in love with Ted, and that she is not ready to give up her career, so she is planning to stay with Ted in New York. Jim doesn't know what to do, but decides that since he already has a farm waiting for him in Connecticut, he might as well retire as planned and move out of the city.

Time flies by, and on Christmas Eve a year later, Jim is visiting New York City. He enjoys the country, but doesn't have as much of a knack for farming as he had previously thought. He comes up with the idea of renovating the farm and turning it into a special entertainment venue that is only open for the holidays.

While in the city, Jim meets up with Ted and his agent to catch up and to tell them of his plan. They think it is ridiculous and bound to failure, but since Jim is determined, they wish him the best of luck. Later that same day, Ted's agent goes into a flower shop to pick up an order for Lila. The clerk behind the counter, Linda Mason (Reynolds), recognizes him as a talent scout and gets excited. She begs him to give her a chance, so he tells her to come to Ted's club where she can meet up with Jim, because he is looking for talent for his new Holiday Inn.

Linda shows up at the club that evening, and she is seated at the same table as Jim. Despite the fact that she has talent and Jim is in need of a partner, things don't go as smoothly as both of them pretend to be something they're not in an attempt to impress each other. Jim pretends to be an important businessman who already owns an immensely successful club venue, and Linda pretends that she is a celebrity who is an intimate friend of Ted's. They both keep up their facades until Linda finds a time to escape.

Linda goes to the Holiday Inn the next day and meets up with Jim for a second time. Both of

them quickly realize that they were not what they pretended to be the night before, but since they are both at fault, they don't hold it against each other. Jim is in the process of decorating and making sure that everything is prepared for opening night the following week on New Year's Eve. Linda helps him, and he sings one of his songs that he had been hoping to use as a holiday special.

One week later, the Holiday Inn has its grand opening with enormous success. Ted unexpectedly shows up right at midnight. He drove up right away to talk with Jim because Lila told him he was leaving him for another man. As he wanders across the dance floor, he runs into Linda. The two of them dance splendidly together and Ted's agent shows up and sees them just as the dance comes to a close. He had heard about Lila and is ecstatic to see that Ted has so quickly found a new dance partner for his act. The next morning, Ted, who had been intoxicated the night before, does not remember anything that happened. Jim is relieved, because he was afraid that Ted was going to steal Linda away from the Holiday Inn. He takes all precautions, though, and keeps the two of them away from each other until Ted and his agent leave.

The next time the inn is opened for more performances, Ted is front and center, determined to find the wonderful lady he supposedly danced with on New Year's Eve. Jim sees him in the audience, and does his best to secure Linda for his own purposes. He asks her backstage if she will stay with him at the inn, even during the off-season. Linda, who thinks he is proposing, is delighted and says that she will. Jim then sends her out to perform in stage makeup so that Ted will not be able to tell who she is.

Ted returns on Valentine's Day, and he dances with Linda, knowing that he has finally found the woman he danced with on New Year's Eve. After the number, Ted confronts Jim and convinces him to play a special number on the next holiday so that he can dance with her again. So Jim grudgingly gives them their own number, but continually tries to sabotage them throughout their performance. Despite the difficulties, Ted and Linda finish their dance, and once it is complete, Ted asks her to go back to the city with him and be his new partner. Linda declines his offer, telling him that she would rather stay at the inn, and stay with Jim because she is going to marry him. Ted refuses to give Linda up, and asks Jim to hire him to perform at the inn so that he can find the same happiness that they have. Jim does not like the idea, but he agrees to give Ted the job. As time goes on, Jim finds out that Ted is planning to have talent scouts come to watch one of his upcoming numbers with Linda, so that they can go to Hollywood on a motion picture contract. Jim panics and pays one of the workers at the inn to prevent Linda from getting there the day of the performance. While Linda is out, she runs into Lila, who is trying to find the inn because she has decided she wants to continue dancing with Ted. Linda assumes that Jim is trying to replace her with Lila. When she finally makes it back to the inn, she scolds Jim for trying to prevent her from exercising her own right to make her own decision. Out of spite, she accepts Ted's offer to go to Hollywood and make a movie out of their experience at Holiday Inn.

Jim is completely forlorn and depressed when she leaves, and seems to have no heart in him when Thanksgiving rolls around. His loyal housekeeper knows exactly what his trouble is, and she convinces him to fly directly to Hollywood and convince Linda to forgive him and come back. Jim takes her advice and travels to California. When he arrives on the movie set, he finds Ted and locks him in his own dressing room so that he can have his chance. He goes to the set, which looks exactly like his inn back in Connecticut. Before Linda comes out to shoot her final scene, he leaves his pipe on the edge of the piano so that she will see it. When she does, she knows that he is there and runs to him.

Everyone returns to the Holiday Inn for New Year's Eve. There, Ted is finally reunited with Lila, who is committed to staying on as his dance partner; and Linda and Jim are set to be married and live at the inn.

Holiday Inn is a seasonal musical that will have you dancing and singing with delight this holiday season.

If you are interested in pricing/purchasing Holiday Inn for yourself or somebody else this season, click on the following links:

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Thank you for joining us so far this month as we celebrate A Very Vintage Christmas. We hope that you will come back again this Thursday, December 19th, as we give you the final carol for your classic Christmas playlist this year.

We would now like to take a moment to offer our condolences to the family and friends of actor Peter O'Toole, who passed away yesterday at the age of 81. O'Toole was a brilliant actor who made many contributions to the film industry. He starred in over 70 major motion pictures, including memorable classics such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969), The Lion in Winter (1968), Man of La Mancha (1972), and many more. In recent years he also notably played parts in films such as Troy (2004), Ratatouille (2007), and Stardust (2007).

"I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony."

-Peter O'Toole